PRINTER'S NO. 375
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
73
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BISHOP, V. BROWN, BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE,
COHEN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DeLUCA, GINGRICH, HARHART, HARKINS,
JAMES, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, McCARTER,
MILLARD, C. PARKER, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG,
SCHWEYER, STAATS, THOMAS AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a comprehensive study of changes in access to county-
managed community health services between fiscal years 2010
through 2014; and establishing an advisory committee.
WHEREAS, One in five persons in the United States needs
treatment for mental illness during his or her lifetime; and
WHEREAS, Fifty percent of mental health cases in our nation
begin by 14 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Seventy-five percent of these cases begin by 24
years of age; and
WHEREAS, Delayed treatment of mental illness increases
severity of symptoms and difficulty of treatment; and
WHEREAS, Each year, tens of thousands of families in this
Commonwealth struggle to gain timely access to services and
supports for family members with serious mental illness; and
WHEREAS, Since 1966, county-managed community mental health
agencies have established community-based residential
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